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!!![[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Manga/Brotherhood]]* Ed and Al's backstory and how badly their attempt at Human Transmutation goes. Ed loses his leg and Al loses his body and Ed is screaming in pain and wracked with guilt. He then uses his blood to craft a Blood Seal to anchor Al's soul to a suit of armor, which costs him his arm. Al manages to get him to Winry's house and begs them for help. Shortly afterwards, Mustang and Hawkeye visit the area and find out what happened and upon meeting Ed, grabs him by the shirt and demands an explanation about what happened while he's in a HeroicBSOD, complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. Al ends up doing nothing but apologizing the entire time.* Nina cowering behind Alexander while witnessing her parents argue in her father's flashback in ''Brotherhood''. * Nina's [[spoiler: tragic death on top of]] turning into a Chimera. The moment you realize that an adorable 5 year old girl has been horribly, painfully, and forcibly transmuted, into an unholy abomination by her ''own father'' no less is horrific to say the least. Not to mention the fact the reason why Tucker did this to his daughter and dog. Simply because. No grand scheme or grab for power. Simply because. The fans were practically begging Ed to hand Tucker his ass. ** In both the first anime and ''Brotherhood,'' Ed actually does start beating the man, only for Chimera/Nina to grab his coat and plead with him not to hurt her ''daddy''. *''shivers''* ** It rocked them to the core. Even in the ending, Ed and Al didn't forget this...event.*** Scar then kills both of the Tuckers, one in an act of justice, and the other as an act of mercy. Afterwards he steps out into the rain, and prays for both of them.* The aftermath of Scar's attack on the Elrics ends with Al damaged and unable to move, and Ed, losing his will to live after what happened to Nina. He was going to let Scar kill him as long as he left Alphonse alone. After Al yells at him for not running and for stupidly thinking that dying will solve anything, Ed just quietly says "We're a pathetic pair, aren't we brother?".* Basically any time Armstrong cries for real. Whenever this happens, the fans are usually crying alongside him.* The entire flashback about the war in Ishval is a TearJerker marathon that lasts a whole collected volume of the manga. Also, [[spoiler:Ed digging up the body they transmuted when trying to bring back their mother to see if it was really her, and Hohopapa's ManlyTears when Ed tells him his mother's last words.]]* It wasn't Maes Hughes' funeral itself which was so profoundly impacting. What really brings everyone to tears is poor little Elicia:-->'''Elicia''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nQuX6Xau54 Mommy, how come? Why are they burying Daddy? Who are those people? Why are they burying him, why? They can't! I don't like it! Daddy said he had lots of work to do and if they bury him, he can't do it when he wakes up! Stop them, Mommy! Daddy has to do his work, he told me! Why are they burying Daddy, Mommy? Why?]] ''[[WakeUpMommy ...Daddy, wake up!]]'''** This scene is even more tragic in ''Brotherhood'', as you can hear the sheer despair ''[[http://video.adultswim.com/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood/funeral-for-hughes.html much]]'' more clearly.--->'''Elicia''': Daddy said he has important work he needs to do! No, stop it! Stop putting dirt on him! ''DADDY!!!''* In the manga, during Elicia's outcry, even the Fuhrer is unable to keep his composure, with his hands shaking on his sword's pommel. And considering who he is (on so many levels), this is especially emotional. [[spoiler:However, it's later revealed he was shaking for [[SuppressedRage a different, much less sympathetic reason]]...]]** [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Armstrong]] trying and failing to keep from weeping at the funeral can be quite jarring, if only because it's one of the few times in the series where his shedding of tears [[OcularGushers isn't played for laughs.]]** And then there's this little exchange:---> '''Mustang:''' ...It's a terrible day for rain.---> '''Hawkeye:''' What do you mean? It's not raini-----> '''Mustang:''' [[SandInMyEyes Yes. It is.]]---> '''Hawkeye:''' ...Oh. So it is.*** There was also Roy claiming to be going over formulas for human transmutation, and that he understood what drove the Elrics to try and bring their mother back.** As pointed out on the main page, the above doubles as a brilliant metaphor; Roy is powerless in the rain, and that is how he felt at that moment.* Episode 16 of ''Brotherhood'' has another one from the poor kid, possibly the most upsetting in an episode filled with these.-->'''Elicia''': *opens the door* Papa! ... *runs into Winry's arms, sobbing* * Also continues in the manga, where after Ed asking Gracia's (Hughes' wife) forgiveness for involving (and indirectly causing the death of) Hughes in their trouble. Gracia's response is to assure them to continue and not to let her husband death be in vain. [[TheStoic All with a motherly smile and strong composure.]] Then they leave their house, and Ed just looks back for the last moment, through the window, [[spoiler:seeing Gracia ''[[NotSoStoic crying]]'' with Elicia in her arms.]]-->'''Ed:''' [[spoiler:...It would've been easier if we got scolded.]]* In ''Brotherhood'', [[spoiler: Hughes']] death itself is even worse. We see [[spoiler: Hughes]] ''struggling to reach the phone after getting shot'', failing, and saying his last words: -->[[spoiler:'''Hughes''': Gracia... ]]I'm sorry. [[spoiler:Elicia...]] never forget... [[spoiler:Daddy]] loves you.** The music used at [[spoiler: Hughes']] funeral in Brotherhood...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEiucbbXBUA ''Requiem for the Brigadier General'']].* The flashback in episode 12 to [[spoiler:Izumi's]] attempt at Human Transmutation. Especially the soundtrack, and her screams when she looks up at sees what she made... ** Then, Edward and Al try to act [[StepfordSmiler nonchalant about what happened to them]]... and just when you think she'll hit them, she actually embraces them and tells them that they can stop pretending. They embrace her as well and just break down apologizing.* Lan Fan [[spoiler:cutting off her arm]] is pretty shocking, but the first time she looks in the mirror afterwards is devastating.** [[HeroicBSOD Her grandfather Fu's reaction is bad too.]] At first he's absolutely furious that she failed to protect Ling and is on the verge of hitting her, and ''does'' slap her across the face in ''Brotherhood''. Then Dr. Knox draws his attention to the fact that she's [[spoiler:missing something]], Fu's voice tone and body language ''completely change'' from anger to [[ThisCannotBe dejection and denial]], murmuring "[[spoiler: her arm, it's... [[AnArmAndALeg it's not there]]...]]" in utter horror, and he falls completely flat, crying. The manga keeps the scolding, but Fu gradually breaks down in tone, ending on the verge of tears on "You don't even [[spoiler: have your arm]] anymore..."* The time when Ed convinced Winry not to kill [[spoiler:Scar]] in Episode 22 by saying: "With these hands, you delivered a baby. You saved his life, and his mother's. With these hands, you gave me an arm and leg to stand with. These hands aren't meant to take lives, but ''save'' them." A TearJerker, an AwesomeMoment and CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming at the ''same time'', because Hiromu Arakawa is just that brilliant.** Made worse as the ending song starts and you hear "let it all out". ** And the moment before that. Seeing [[GenkiGirl a strong and cheerful girl]] [[BreakTheCutie breaking down]] into tears like that is especially heartwreching.--->'''Winry''': "[[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Why...? Why did you kill them...?]] [[InnocentBystander Did they do any wrong to you...?!]] No.... Give them back.... GIVE THEM BACK!!!!"* Poor Armstrong, To see him, the strongest and most muscular character in the manga bawling his eyes out over the body of a dead Ishvallan child.* The first 19 or so pages of Chapter 68 of the manga: [[spoiler:Hohenheim leaves the family, to counteract [[BigBad Father's]] plan to kill everyone in his country. While gone, his wife dies and his eldest hates him for leaving.]]** The photo... Just, the photo, ever wonder the reason that [[spoiler: Hohenheim's]] face is covered in the photo? [[spoiler:It's because ''he's crying'', after Trisha told him that she did and always will love him]].* [[spoiler:Scar]]'s [[TraumaCongaLine backstory]] in volume 15, full stop.--> '''[[spoiler:Scar]]''':"That's my [[HopeSpot brother's arm]]... Good... My brother's alive... (opens eyes) [[HeroicSacrifice Wh...what!?]] [[FreakOut WHAT IS THIS]]...!?"** And then him, after [[spoiler:murdering the [[InnocentBystander Rockbells]]]], he stumbles back and overlooks his hometown. Or rather, [[BigNo what's]] [[DespairEventHorizon LEFT]] of it. ** Pretty much ALL of [[WarIsHell volume]] [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife 15]] is this.** The author's note at the opening of volume 15 talks about Arakawa's research into the subject matter to be covered by the volume.---> In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been on the front during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. I read countless books, examined film footage, and listened to many detailed and intense stories firsthand, but the comment that affected me the most came from a former soldier who lowered his gaze to the tabletop and said "I never watch war movies."** The ''Brotherhood'' rendition of [[spoiler: Scar's backstory]], which takes up a good part of the aforementioned episode 22, is no less heartbreaking. It's specially poignant because the flashback is almost all in black and white, [[SplashOfColor save for]] the blue eyes of both [[IcyBlueEyes cold]] / [[CreepyBlueEyes evil]] and [[InnocentBlueEyes good]] Amestrians as [[spoiler: the Ishvalan massacre]] takes place...* A TearJerker of happiness this time: [[spoiler:Ross, having revealed to have faked her death, orchestrated by Roy, who, as it initially appeared, had murdered her. It is staged so that the reader/viewer is out of the know that she is still alive until Ed and Armstrong arrive in the ruins of Xerxes, and Armstrong's overflowing tears of joy bring the viewer with him. Just the fact that Roy once again proves why he is such a fan favorite, that he did not suddenly become an arrogant traitor, and that such a relief can exist amongst a very depressing part of the story with many deaths...]]** However, there's a scene before that one that was far from happy or heartwarming. Just after [[spoiler: Mustang had faked Ross' death, everyone is gathered around for an autopsy report, during which Dr. Knox reveals that the charred corpse is in fact Ross. After the fact, Armstrong approaches Mustang, and deeply apologizes for her actions since she was one of his men...and visibly shaking, as he is clearly upset. However, what truly makes the scene (particularly in the anime version) is when the camera slowly pans upwards, and reveals the look of ''barely-contained rage'' on Armstrong's face. He ''clearly'' wanted to beat Mustang to death right then and there, and it was taking every ounce of willpower he could muster to hold himself back.]]* Chapter 94, Hawkeye to Mustang [[spoiler:talking him down from killing Envy and threatening to shoot him herself]]:-->'''Mustang''': What will you do after I'm dead?-->'''Hawkeye''': I have no intention of living on alone. After this battle is over I will erase my life, along with the secret to flame alchemy that's led good men to madness.** Roy's statement afterwards adds to it:--->'''Mustang''': That won't do. I can't lose you.** Speaking of Mustang and Hawkeye, what about Research Laboratory 3, when she thought [[spoiler:Roy had been killed by Lust?]] It's simply heartbreaking to see such a normally stoic character completely break down, with tears streaming down her face, and it's strongly implied that if Al hadn't been there, Riza would have let herself be killed as well.* Al's reason for wanting to get his body back.-->'''Al''': I don't want to be alone at night anymore!** The lead-up to it is pretty heartwrenching as well, [[spoiler:as the brothers and Izumi realize that they didn't end up killing the people they were trying to revive a second time]].** Al referencing his inability to cry when talking to Winry. He discusses how Edward doesn't take the chance to cry, when he's lucky that he has tear ducts.** Remember that scene early on in the series, with Ed and Al sitting in the rain, and Al talking about how he can't even feel it? He wasn't even complaining or anything, just stating the truth. * [[spoiler: Havoc's]] breakdown after losing the use of his legs. Sure, he became a full-fledged HandicappedBadass later, but that scene where he's begging [[spoiler:Roy to just]] give up on him and cut him loose from the plans is crushing.** Even the previous hospital scene, when he reveals that he can't use his legs anymore, is a tearjerker as well.* [[spoiler:Fu and Buccaneer]]'s death. Please, [[TakingYouWithMe shed]] [[HeroicSacrifice some]] [[GoOutWithASmile tears]] [[ManlyTears for]] [[TooCoolToLive them]].** [[spoiler:Ling's]] breakdown after that was already heartbreaking in the manga, but Brotherhood just made it even worse, if that's possible. Maybe it's being able to actually hear [[spoiler:Ling's]] screams and watch tears visibly stream down his face, but the whole scene in episode 58 with [[spoiler:Ling desperately crying out for someone to use his stone to save Fu, only to get a cruel realization that despite the powers he's obtained he can't do anything for the situation]] is heartwrenching.--->'''[[spoiler:Ling]]''': Why...?.... I've finally gained immortality, and I CAN'T SAVE EVEN ONE OF MY SUBJECTS!? ''DAMN IT!!!!''* Ed [[http://video.adultswim.com/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood/give-him-back.html pleading with the Truth]] after realizing Al was taken away. "Give him back! He's my brother! Take my leg! Take my arm! TAKE MY ''HEART''! ANYTHING! YOU CAN HAVE IT! Just give him back! HE'S MY LITTLE BROTHER, '''HE'S ALL I HAVE LEFT!'''"** Points for Vic Mignona for perfecting the sheer desperation, rage, and terror in Ed's voice.* [[spoiler:Lieutenant Hawkeye getting a sabre to the jugular.]] * Olivier's reaction, or better yet, lack of reaction to [[spoiler:Buccaneer's death.]] The other character's faces show it [[http://www.sugooi.org/manga/?m=Fullmetal+Alchemist&c=101&p=9 it]][[http://www.sugooi.org/manga/?m=Fullmetal+Alchemist&c=101&p=10 best]].* The ending of the episode of the ''Brotherhood'' OVA "The Blind Alchemist". [[spoiler:Edward and Alphonse find out that the blind alchemist's human transmutation of little Rosalie was in fact a failure, and that everyone in the mansion is deceiving him to keep him from knowing the awful truth. Hence, his attempts to bring back a dead loved one resulted in a near-lifeless husk, an orphan pretending to be Rosalie to lead the deception along, and the loss of his eyes as "payment."]]--> '''Alphonse''': "They're all good people."--> '''Edward''': "Yeah. But... nobody was saved."** It may be an omake, but it nevertheless turns to FridgeHorror due to a later realization in the series: [[spoiler:the dead are impossible to bring back to life. Whatever it is lying in that bed, it is not Rosalie.]]** That particular omake was originally a side comic featured in one of the [[UniverseCompendium extra books]] for the series. The original version of Ed's line is much more ominous.---> '''Edward''': "Yeah. But... it won't save them."* Ch 102: Good lord, Al's now officially poster boy for IronWoobie. Not just that thing inside your body that salutes you, we all salute you. [[ManlyTears With a bit of sand in our eyes]].** Al breaking down [[spoiler:at the Gate]].--->[[spoiler:'''Whatever's in Al's body''']]: Don't you want your real body back?--->'''Al''': Of course I do! Always! Always for years and years! I've dreamed about getting my real body back! [[spoiler:But... but!! I... can't... I can't have that body... not now...]]** Many people cried when [[spoiler:Roy lost his eyesight]]. The poor guy just doesn't get a break.--->[[spoiler:'''Roy:''': ''I...can't see...'']]* Hohenheim's flashback to when he leaves his family, describing his life to Trisha.--> "In the years since I got this body I've seen a lot of death. I tried to think about it as part of the great cycle, and that made it easier somehow… and every time I see something wondrous I believe it was worth it, that I stayed alive all these years. And then I met you, and together we created two sons. I don't age, and yet I see my sons grow up before my eyes. And suddenly I'm terrified…"* Chapter 104. Seeing the [[spoiler:nation wide circle being activated and watching the world start to die...especially the scene where Winry collapses.]]--> [[spoiler:'''Winry''': Ed-...]]** Seeing [[spoiler:a mountain of strength and exuberance like Armstrong dead and motionless on the ground reaches a ''whole'' new level of wrongness]].** Seeing [[spoiler:Gracia and Elicia on the ground]].*** Look, [[ApocalypseWow this]] [[KillEmAll chapter]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt was]] [[HolyShitQuotient bad]] [[WhamEpisode enough]] ''without'' that panel. So of course, [[EverybodysDeadDave she had to put it in.]] [[BigNo WHY?!]]*** Simple, so the subsequent counter-attack will. [[UpToEleven Be more.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome AWESOME]].** The anime decides to throw some more punches; [[spoiler:in the anime, we get to see the dead bodies of Denny and Maria (who had [[YankTheDogsChain just been reunited with each other]]), Mrs. Bradley ([[TheWoobie who clearly hasn't suffered enough]]) and even Paninya (who [[BackForTheDead hadn't shown up in a while]])]].* Hohenheim [[spoiler:restoring the Amestrian souls]] in Episode 61 is awesome, but the last of the [[spoiler:Xerxian souls]] to speak is a ''child'' who happily agreed to [[spoiler:sacrifice himself because his friend Hohenheim asked]].* Also in episode 41 of the anime, the part where [[spoiler:Ed gets Heinkel to remove the metal beam from his chest and then attempts to use alchemy to seal the wound ''using his own life force instead of a philosopher's stone''.]]* [[spoiler: Bradley's]] last words. Makes you almost forget that he's a hateful, genocidal bastard.-->"I didn't believe in God, or something like that, but this must be what they meant when they said, 'God has forsaken me', isn't it?"\\"Remember who I am. I chose her ([[spoiler:his wife]])."\\"Thanks to you humans... my life... had been a good life.... A life worth living for. And... maybe even... a life... worth... dying... for..."* Al, still suffering from a HeroicBSOD from his fight against Barry, confronts Ed and demands to know if he's real or artificial, stating how easy it would be to fake a construct's memories, and pointing out how Ed was reluctant to ask him something. Cue Winry [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smacking Al with a wrench]], and telling him, tears welling in her eyes:-->"You know what he was so afraid to talk to you about? HE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU BLAME HIM FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BODY, AL!!"** Also Ed's just slamming his hands on the table and just quietly saying "Is that what you think.." and walking out quietly, completely dejected by the accusation.** And then the flashback happens of Ed rambling endlessly about how guilty he feels and how [[ItsAllMyFault it's all his fault ]] and that he's terrified of Al hating him.* The scene where Ling [[spoiler:forces the new Greed to regain his old memories after he kills Bido, the last of his former henchmen]]. If [[spoiler:the flashes of their memories as Ling [[WhatTheHellHero calls Greed out]]]] doesn't get you, [[spoiler:Greed [[BigNo screaming in pure anguish]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone at what he's just done]]]] will.* How about [[spoiler:Envy's]] death scene? [[spoiler:Even if it doesn't justify the terrible things he's done, [[AlasPoorVillain it at least rationalizes them.]] It's hard not to pity the little creature as his InferioritySuperiorityComplex is revealed right in front of him... and it's the humiliation of being not only beaten but [[DontYouDarePityMe pitied]] by the very "worms" he so, well, ''envied'' that [[DrivenToSuicide drives him to suicide]]]].** At one point during that fight, Envy looks at Roy with an expression that can only be described as ''[[http://s11.photobucket.com/user/photoperson17/media/FMA%202/5415.jpg.html sheer terror]]''. The sadistic little palm tree clearly didn't want to see what was in store for him at that point, and it manages to make him almost pitiful. He even seems to ''whimper'' a little.** If the above has no effect, then thinking of its effects on [[spoiler: Roy Mustang]] may change it. [[spoiler: Roy's biggest desire, which Hughes shares, is to change Amestris' society so peace will be achieved and nothing ever similar to the Ishvalan Massacre will happen again. Here, however, by beating and burning Envy pretty much to death, Roy is his DarkestHour... and about to completely betray these noble ideas and dreams. He's about to [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become the very person]] [[YouAreWhatYouHate he detests the most]], out of trying to avenge his best friend's death.]] It's a damn ''relief'' to see [[spoiler: Ed and Riza]] appear and manage to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan snap the guy out of it.]]* [[spoiler:When Pride thinks of his "family" when Ed takes over him. And when he's been reduced to his true form, and we see him cry for his "mama".]]** [[spoiler:It's a little hard to feel sorry for Pride, but the look on Mrs. Bradley's face when Ed hands him to her in the penultimate episode. Especially given that we've watched her being manipulated by Team Mustang for the past few episodes. Just imagine how devastated she must have been to learn that the family she loved so much was a lie and that her concern for them had been exploited for the gain of the revolution. Ouch.]]* Chapter 107: [[spoiler:Al uses his body to shield May from Father's attack, getting nearly destroyed from it, a crack just millimeters from his bloodseal. Then, when Ed's automail arm is destroyed and he's pinned down with Father about to kill him, Al (with the help of May) sacrifices his soul to restore Ed's real arm. May's tears as she sets up the arrays and Ed's look when he realizes what Al is doing are just heartbreaking.]]--> [[spoiler:'''Al:''' ''"Brother...win."'']]** Ed's reaction to the above: three words.--->'''Ed:''' ''"YOU STUPID IDIOT!!"''** The Funimation dub version of the above, where Vic's voice breaks.--->'''Ed:''' ''"AL, YOU DUMBASS!!!!!"''** Another scene from 107 [[spoiler:when Al is finally reunited with his body at the Gate and confronted by the Truth.]]--->"You really think he'll come back for you?"--->[[HeWillComeForMe "He will. I know it!" ]]* Brotherhood's fifth opening, appropriately titled "Rain" -- seeing King Bradley possibly crying and the overall tone of the song can certainly inspire such moments.** That opening also includes a scene foreshadowing Roy [[spoiler:losing his eyesight]]. Seeing that pillar of strength and rebellious spirit looking so incredibly ''[[http://ginnodangan.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/fmaop5-11.jpg broken]]'' is almost too much to bear. Not helped at all by the fact that it's [[ShipTease immediately followed by]] Riza holding Black Hayate and crying.* How about the ending "Let It All Out" by Miho Fukuhara? The song has a very sentimental tone...* Ed [[spoiler:successfully bringing Al, body and soul, back.]]* Greed [[spoiler:relinquishing Ling's body in [[HeroicSacrifice a last ditch effort to save Ling and help take down Father, knowing his efforts would be ill-fated]].]] NobleDemon, thy name is GREED!** What makes it worse is that Ling accepts that they will have to make the sacrifice to save the others and asks Greed if he'll stick with him to the end. Greed agrees and Ling smiles, [[spoiler: then Ling discovers that Greed tricked him.]] His breakdown into tears and sobbing is understandable.** Also, "That was my first and last lie."** A nod to the English voice acting as well: [[spoiler: try not to feel just a little bit heartbroken at how devastated Ling sounds when Father is destroying Greed.]]* Hohenheim [[spoiler:offers his last human soul, his own, for Ed to use to bring Alphonse back. When Ed demands why, Hohenheim responds with the fact of his fatherly duty before admitting that much of the grief he caused to his sons was because of him leaving before asking to be let to do this one last thing.]]** [[spoiler: Ed is stunned before he refuses it vehemently all while finally calling him father. And for the first time in the series, heck probaly since the accident, Ed was ''crying''. It shows a strong moment of vulnerability and just how much Hohenheim leaving impacted them. Hoenheim even apologized when he saw his son's tears. ]]* Hohenheim [[spoiler:returns to Resembool and dies next to Trisha's grave with a smile on his face.]] Pinako finds him:--->'''Pinako:''' [[spoiler:"Hohenheim!... You idiot... Dying with a smile on your face...]]** ''Brotherhood'' makes it even better by [[spoiler:dedicating the ending credits to him in episode 63 right after he dies.]] * Also a CrowningMomentofAwesome in episode 26 when Ed [[spoiler:'''punches''' open the '''DOOR OF TRUTH!''']]-->[[spoiler:"Alphonse! Someday, I swear I'll come back for you. Just you wait! Just you wait!"]]* The new OVA "Yet Another Man's Battlefield". It features eighteen-year-old Roy at the military academy, meeting Hughes (whose appearance in itself might reduce someone to tears given what happens to him...), and befriending a fellow Ishvalan trainee named Heathcliff, after standing up to some bullies. See where this is going? Years later, the Ishval War of Extermination happens. [[spoiler:In a nutshell, Roy, now the Flame Alchemist, meets Heathcliff again, who is clearly in despair over the murders of his people. He ''shoots'' Roy, before being shot himself by Hughes.]] The scene then skips to the manga omake where [[spoiler:Roy asks Hughes about what he has to live for.]] And of course, [[spoiler:"...Give me 30 seconds."]] Seriously heartbreaking...* The words on the next-to-last pages:--> [[spoiler:A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something else in return. But once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable Fullmetal Heart.]]** [[spoiler:Combined with pictures of everyone with their happy endings.]]* Reaching the last page of the final chapter and realizing one of the greatest manga in existence is finally over. * The true tearjerker is a good one-where the readers are thanked for their support and love.* In ''Brotherhood'', when discussing the sheer brutality of the Ishval massacre, we are often shown a giant wall being alchemically formed before a group of Ishvalans running desparately for their lives, and then they get gunned down by the soldiers chasing them. In the full on flashback given by Hawkeye, we see that the one who made the wall was [[spoiler:Armstrong]]! The look on his face as he hears the gunshots is just...devastating.** Even WORSE in the manga. [[spoiler:Armstrong]] goes to the other side of the wall to see what happened and is walking in a complete daze among the dead bodies. He comes across an Ishvalan woman and her mother, who survived the massacre by hiding in a crevice the whole time. To alleviate his conscience, he busts a hole in the wall he created and tells them to flee. He watches them run off [[spoiler:only to see them get blown to bits by Kimblee, who observed the entire scene and was, worse yet, trying to help Armstrong dodge a court-martial. Cue Armstrong [[HeroicBSOD dropping to his knees in shock.]]]] ** Seeing Basque Grand trying to spare Ishval can also be quite sad when you know that all of his efforts are going to fail, Bradley is going to order the genocide to continue, and that in the end, Grand is going to be killed by one of the Ishvalan survivors.** "I curse you". It's a small line from the last Ishvalan killed in the war, but it's incredibly powerful because he doesn't look angry at Mustang. No, he's quietly stating that Roy will carry the [[WarIsHell demons of Ishval]] for the rest of his life. And Roy can't do anything but look at him in the eye as he executes him.* The discovery that the Elrics [[spoiler:didn't even manage to bring back their mother. Ed goes into a minor breakdown about it, followed by Izumi crying in relief that she didn't kill her baby a second time]].* The look on [[NobleDemon Greed]]'s face when he admits, in his entire life, [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToHaveFriends that all he's ever wanted was friends]]]]. Especially poignant in the anime where we see [[spoiler:his eyes shimmer a little, as if saying if he wasn't who he was, he'd cry from]] this revelation.-->'''Ling:''' Greed, this is what you desperately wanted, isn't it?-->'''Greed:''' Yeah, you're right.... This ''is'' what I wanted. I wanted the chance to [[spoiler:have friends like these]].* When Izumi finds out about Al and Ed's attempting Human Transmutation in episode 12 of Brotherhood, after explaining what happened to her and sympathises with them, she tells them it's ok to let themselves hurt. Cue her hugging them both as Ed and Al break down apologising and begging her to forgive them.* The dialogue preceding [[spoiler: Father's]] final fate is... sobering. [[spoiler: I'm not talking about the inherent horror of AndIMustScream - this was LaserGuidedKarma at its finest. There's just something kind of sad about how: a) Father, who aspired to godhood, was a pathetic, helpless creature living through stolen power; and b) that, despite seeing the PowerOfLove and [[ThePowerofFriendship Friendship]] in full blast, he ''still honestly didn't understand what he should have done differently''. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Being so utterly unable to comprehend understand these things]] is actually pretty depressing.]]** Not only that, but [[spoiler:he ''pleaded'' to God to tell him what he did wrong. He thought anyone who wanted to know everything would do the same as he did, which seems pretty plausible as most {{Eldritch Abomination}}s [[BlueAndOrangeMorality don't exactly comprehend the same definition of "wrong" as humans do.]]]]** What's really sad is when you examine the Homunculi, creatures formed from [[spoiler: Father's emotions and desires]], and realize that [[spoiler: what Father really wanted was that same love and support that wound up defeating him, a desire so deeply buried and denied that neither he nor his children (save Greed and Envy, and Envy committed suicide out of shame for it) were ever able to admit it.]] To really rub salt in the wound [[spoiler: had he from the start simply asked Van Hohenheim, his own "father" whom he freed from slavery and who was fond of him (before the whole, y'know, [[MoralEventHorizon genocide of Hohenheim's people thing]], [[AllLovingHero Hohenheim]] would have given that love and support to him in a heartbeat.]]* [[spoiler: Well Bradley... my soldier was strong... wasn't he?]]* [[spoiler:Lust's death was a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Roy, but Gluttony and Envy's reactions to it were this. Gluttony is sitting there on the floor, crying and moaning out Lust's name, while Envy is completely furious at Wrath for letting Roy get away with it. It just seems to show that, for all the Homunculi are, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes they do seem to care about each other]]]].* A rare example of a FridgeBrilliance form of tearjerker can be seen when you compare what each of those who preformed human transmutation lost. ** Ed who was almost completely independent and strong willed as a child lost his leg, and his ability to stand on his own.*** And another gut punch for him, if you think about it, was losing Alphonse. It was Ed's idea to try to bring their mother back through alchemy, to keep their family together. So by taking Al, the Truth took away the only family Ed had left. *** Especially when you see what Truth took in exchange for Al's soul, his ''right arm.'' This signifies the Lancer role and the right-hand man nature Al is to his brother.** Al who praised family and relations more then anyone lost his entire body, trapping him into loneliness at night and robbing him of the ability to ever feel his mother's warmth again. ** [[ActionMom Izumi]] in trying to bring back the child she had lost, lost the ability to ever have one of her own. ** And lastly [[TheAtoner Roy]], who spent the latter part of his life attempting to build a better future, [[spoiler:lost the ability to see what his vision would create.]]* Even at the very end, Ed and Al never forgot [[http://i14.mangareader.net/full-metal-alchemist/108/full-metal-alchemist-3145989.jpg Nina]].* Even Barry the Chopper gets one when he rejects the idea of rejoining his human body, noting that it was rotting and "won't last much longer". When his body (inhabited by an animal's soul) scratches his blood seal, he smiles as he truly dies.* [[spoiler: Gluttony's terrified reaction when Pride betrays him and eats him alive. To make matters worse, his last words are him screaming out for Lust.]]

!!![[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist First anime]]

* Ed's utter howl of misery at the end of "Night of the Chimera's Cry", both for the original Japanese and the English dub.** In the dub, at least, Vic ''really'' sells it. His pained sobs sound way, ''way'' too real for him to just be acting.** [[spoiler:How the Nina/Alexander chimera keeps asking Al if they can play. Each time it asks it gets worse.]]* In the first anime when Tucker snaps and [[spoiler:uses Al's Philosopher's Stone body to try to bring Nina back]]. ** A bit of FridgeHorror made this even worse. [[spoiler: Because her father promised Nina to play with her the next day,]] it all might have made perfect sense to [[spoiler:her. She and her dog sitting in circles drawn with chalk, her Dad being all excited... Bloody Hell, she probably thought her father would be showing magic tricks to her till the very end.]]** The MercyKill. Y'see, in Brotherhood, we meet Chimeras who, while rather unhappy with their lot, are relatively well-adjusted and even looking into ways to restore themselves. If there was anything, anything at all, that could've been done to help [[spoiler: Nina ]]in the slightest, well... That door was slammed shut.* Oh God, Roy's flashback in episode 13. If the lighting, the hesitation of both characters, and ''"Regret"'' playing in the background wasn't enough, the scene shows Roy's shadow on the wall flaring up as Roy incinerates the poor boy.* Episode 27, near the end. Izumi has just beaten the living crap out of Ed and Al after they finally confessed to attempting to bring their mother back. She stands before them, angry and disappointed. Then she walks over and holds them close to her. Cue a piano rendition of "Brothers." Both Ed and Al begin to cry. Gaaaah. Such a simply crafted scene, but easily one of the most powerful and beautiful in the entire series.* When Izumi explained the concept of death to one of the children who regularly came by after her cat had died.* More or less anything to do with the first anime. Wrath, who is not so much evil as deeply, ''deeply'' unhinged for understandable reasons. The demise of his surrogate-mother [[spoiler:Sloth]] itself fairly teary, is a particularly good example of this, with Wrath inadvertently [[spoiler:helping Ed to kill her]] and breaking down into full, honest-to-god tears afterwards. Imagine a horribly twisted 12-year old bawling his eyes out as his [[spoiler:"mother" slowly dies in front of him/''in him'']]. * Don't forget "Reunion of the Fallen". Half TearJerker, half terrifying.* Greed's death, especially because of how much it comes across as essentially suicide, particularly with his inspirational speech of the dire need to stop his fellow Homunculi. It's also amazing to see Ed try and succeed in killing him one second and then start crying and screaming for him to wake up when he realizes the full import of what's happened. * Lets not forget, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4UMv7lEutQ the human transmutation scene]]** You think that dub scene was bad... episode 8 anyone? This plays out in a shorter form after [[spoiler:the Nina revelation]] in the manga and ''Brotherhood'', but the first anime is a whole lot more powerful as this was after a near death experience.--->'''Ed''': When I was certain he was going to kill me, my mind went blank, and I didn't have any hope anymore. And the only thing I could do was scream my lungs out. I felt so helpless, I couldn't even bring myself to believe someone might save me. Then you showed up, Al. And I realized that if we don't take care of each other, then no one else will. So I'll do anything in my power to get our bodies back, even if it means being the military's lapdog. And we'll just have to hope our powers are good enough to help us rise above our own limits. [cries into his hands] 'Cause we're not gods. We're humans. Tiny, insignificant humans...[[spoiler:who couldn't even save a little girl]]...* Heck, the last minute or so of the second-to-last episode of the first anime was a combination of sadness and "What just happened" due to the rapid series of events. One heart-wrenching word: [[spoiler:[[SayMyName EDWAAAAAAARD!]]]]* No mention of the episode we see Ed and Al's past? The song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqus2TlcsY&fmt=18 Bratja]] at the end really hits it home, even if you don't know Russian.** Speaking of Bratja, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfAEMal84ag Vic Mignogna's now famous cover]] of the song. After a while, you stop seeing it as just an English cover that happens to be sung by the protagonist's voice actor...eventually, you come to see it as ''the real'' Edward Elric, singing his regrets to his brother and pleading for his forgiveness.* While in Lab 5, the Slicer Brothers beg Ed to kill them, but he refuses, since denying they were human would mean Al was no longer human either. As this exchange is going on, Barry is convincing Al he's not human, only a product of false memories. If Ed's heartfelt speech isn't enough, the background song, Bratya really pushes it over the edge. * The entire subplot of Tucker trying to bring back Nina. Yes, he's a sick, amoral monster deserving of punishment. But as the show progresses, it's clear there's a side of him that truly loved Nina and wanted her back, but to no avail. [[spoiler:By his last appearance, he's only left with a soul-less "doll" of her, and is so insane at this point that he doesn't know this.]] The mere idea of ANYONE being that messed up is just too much.* And don't forget [[spoiler:Maes' funeral.]] Everyone's sad enough, including the viewers, even if we hadn't seen [[spoiler:the funeral scene, to top it all off, his three year old daughter, who doesn't understand the concept of death and cries, asking why they're burying her daddy.]]** FridgeHorror when you realize that they accidentally broke [[spoiler:Hughes' family]] the same way [[spoiler:Hohenhiem did to their family.]]** The biggest tear-jerker being [[spoiler:when Mustang puts his hat on, stares up at the clear sky and proclaims: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq6L7_M4DLU "It's going to rain today."]]]]*** [[spoiler:Not to forget, that the words of Elicia even make the mega-badass Alex Louis Armstrong cry... Which is probably not so unexpected, because he had a mental breakdown, seeing the horrors of the Ishval extermination war, making him unfit to continue. And he tends to be especially touched by those kind of displays of affection, although it was mostly PlayedForLaughs before that.]]* [[spoiler:Lust's death]]. She starts out as a monster. But seeing her go completely soul-crushingly depressed after Scar's death was just too much. After his death she never even ''smiles'' after that. She solemnly agrees with everyone after that. Even the Elrics that say they can kill her. And then when she teams up to kill Sloth she looks so sympathetic, and to top it off, as Wrath kills her she agrees with him on some level.** [[spoiler: Gluttony's]] reaction to it. He had pretty much been established as brainless and completely amoral. Seeing him break down over her death and constantly asking where she is, although nothing compared to most of the other examples on the page, still tugs at the heart-strings slightly. *** After Ed tells him that [[spoiler:Lust]] is dead, the poor little guy just flops onto the ground and loses the motivation to do ''anything'' besides sit there and mumble her name. [[spoiler:He's so far over the DespairEventHorizon, that the only way he manages to get out of it is for Dante to basically ''erase his brain''. And even then it's implied that it wasn't entirely effective, as in the movie Gluttony goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Wrath (Lust's killer) and completely ignores Al]].* Scar's [[spoiler: final]] conversation with Lust. He points out that he loved her human form but also hated his brother for learning the forbidden arts of alchemy to try to bring her back. And yet the love that the Elric brothers felt for each other made him realize that he loved his brother.* The opening theme of ''Conqueror of Shamballa'', it may be one of the few good things about the movie, but the opening theme play a somewhat melancholy, yet upbeat song and show clips on what happen through out some of the 51 episodes. It also includes some of the most very sad moments like [[spoiler:Hughes's death]] or [[spoiler:Chimera Nina]] or [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal Scar]]]] shedding a tear. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfaYvWnJW2s&list=PL7C598478A154A496&index=76&feature=plpp_video Just check it out]]** Anything about Izumi in the movie. [[spoiler:Her dying is a shocker, especially in hindsight for manga fans. But her being reunited with her son in death]]... Sob.** The airplane scene with Edward slowly making his resolve, turning away, then his heartwrenching calm voice as he explains himself to his brother, the way his face quivers for a moment... and THEN Al starts screaming and crying.*** And then the cut to Winry who calmly states that Edward now never again will let her wait - and then her face quivers.** Alfons. Anything about Alfons. Starting with his life, continuing with his relationship to Edward [[spoiler:who only sees a shadow of Al in him and doesn't even notice how much he hurts him that way]] ending with his [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]. That man deserves a seat of honor here.* Rick and Rio's scenario. One of them hates their mother for "forsaking" them, when it turns out [[spoiler:she was basically blind]] and went out to see them but ended up dying looking for them.* [[spoiler:Selim's]] death. In this version, he's not [[spoiler:Pride, but an innocent kid.]] And killed by [[spoiler:his own FATHER at that. And then there's Roy Mustang carrying the little body away from the house after going on a [[PapaWolf fiery revenge.]]]] * Rose. [[spoiler:Being raped, manipulated, made mute, and generally all the crap she went through]]. She didn't have it good in her first appearance either.* There's something bittersweet about episode 4. Majhal was so in love with a woman who died that he [[spoiler:tried to bring her back to life, and obviously failed. He essentially murdered several woman in attempts to bind their souls to mannequins that resemble his lost love but they never bind correctly]]. At the end of the episode it turns out [[spoiler:"Lebi", a woman who often visited Majhal, was his supposedly dead lover - Karin.]] Majhal refused to believe that [[spoiler:the woman was Karin -as she was now older than before and no longer "beautiful" to him - and tried to attack her]] but he accidentally became [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard impaled by his own sword]]. Even while dying]] Majhal refused to acknowledge that [[spoiler:Lebi was Karin, and that she was alive.]]** The dejected look on her face [[spoiler: as Majhal, with his dying breath, flat-out rejects her (and over something as shallow as aging)]] makes it even worse.* [[spoiler: Sloth's death - when she's evaporating after Ed transmutes her body into alcohol, it's possible she remembers who she once was as she says her last words. And the look on Ed's face!]]--> Nicely done, sweetheart. Clean up after yourselves, and take care of each other.* The Lab 5 scene, where Lust threatens to rub off the blood seal in Al's armor unless Ed makes a Philosophers Stone for the homunculi, and Ed pleading her not to.* Al [[spoiler: having Martel killed while she was inside of him. Her blood is gushing out through the gaps in his armor and he just kind of sits there sobbing that he couldn't save her when he tried so hard. To make it worse, it's the only time in the 03 series that armor Al cries onscreen. It really hits home that he's just a vulnerable kid trying to be cheerful for his brother's sake, and that for all the times we see Ed crying onscreen, Al is probably crying too, ''silently''.]]* Barry the Chopper is NightmareFuel incarnate. The scenes afterwards are some of the most depressing in the series. Narrowly escaping death, and still mourning Nina and Alexander, Edward's in a state of agony. To make it worse he's only ''twelve'' and has had so much happen already. His speech, stated above, drives it all in but Alphonse isn't much better.-->'''Al''': Since I no longer have a mortal shell, I can't feel the terror you felt, thinking you were going to die. I'm sure it must have been painful, and lonely. I want my body back, brother. I want to be able to feel what you felt. To feel human again. If we find the Philosopher's Stone, I can have that.* During episode 6, while Ed is taking his exam:-->'''Alphonse''': I don't know if we chose the right path, brother. But I do know this: I don't want to be in this suit anymore. I want to feel things again. It's strange. We've been right beside each other all this time. But I can't remember what your skin feels like, or how you smell.* When Edward sees the corpse of a woman who was killed by Barry he gets [[TraumaButton triggered]] by memories of his mother and that... ''thing''... he and Al created, and passes out. Shou says the entire time Ed was asleep he was crying to his mom that he was sorry. The look on his face... Oh, God, that horrified look of fear and sadness and pain... it's just heartbreaking.** Before that, said woman's son can be seen clinging to the sheet she's under and crying. When a soldier tries to pull him away, he gets hysterical and begs them not to take him away from her. The clincher? The poor boy couldn't be much older than ''five''.* Ed and Mustang's farewell in Episode 48, as Mustang goes off to confront the Fuhrer and Ed to find [[spoiler:Dante]], is especially poignant given Ed's previous antagonism-cum-hatred towards his superior. Mustang goes to salute, then smiles a bit and offers his hand instead - Ed slaps his fingers, and smiles back. There's an air of finality about it that says neither expects to see the other again.-->"Goodbye, [[spoiler:General]]".---- !!!Unsorted* Many, though everyone remembers [[spoiler:the deaths of Maes Hughes, and Nina/Alexander.]]* There's also the last episode where [[spoiler:Al sacrifices himself to resurrect Ed, and restore his body. Afterwards, Ed sacrifices his new arm and leg to save Al from death.]]--> '''Al:''' [[spoiler:This is for you brother. I'll miss you.]]* "Edward ... why does it hurt here?"* The ending of the first video game [[spoiler: where Armony and her father die, while Ed and Al are helpless to do anything about it.]]* [[https://youreadtoomuchintoit.tumblr.com/post/156733126860/lieutenanthawteye-please-dont-remove-my-meta On why Roy Mustang would never be able to settle with any random woman.]]----